Leandro Kondo

Creative Lead
Art Direction & UX/UI
Est. 2006

Based in São Paulo, Brazil
Design team leadership, AI-assisted workflows and design systems
Previously at WPP Production, Swordfish, McCann Health and Oliver
Open to new roles and selected projects
Amazon Music “The Stage is Yours” campaign key visual
//Amazon Music

The Stage is Yours

art direction
UX/UI Design
Azul “Back Friday” campaign key visual
//Azul

Back Friday

art direction
UX/UI Design
AbbVie “Unlock” rheumatoid arthritis campaign key visual
//AbbVie

Unlock

art direction
AI creative
Hirudoid Revitaliza campaign key visual: a woman stretching and smiling in a sunlit living room
//Daiichi Sankyo

Hirudoid Revitaliza

art direction
AI creative
Merz “The Ultimate Experience” learning hub key visual
//Merz

The Ultimate Experience

art direction
UX/UI Design
Amazon Prime Video “The Next Hero” campaign key visual
//Amazon Prime Video

The Next Hero

art direction
UX/UI Design
AstraZeneca “Life is rare” aHUS awareness campaign key visual: an illustrated crowd of faces with a single one highlighted in red
//astrazeneca

life is rare

art direction
UX/UI Design
Bayer “#Selfcare Talk” awareness campaign key visual
//Bayer

#Selfcare Talk

art direction
UX/UI Design
RD “Health Mapping” project key visual
//RD

Health Mapping

art direction
Personal 3D and generative AI experiments by Leandro Kondo

Personal Stuff

art direction

Hi, I'm Leandro — I lead creative teams and build the systems behind the work.

Happy to see you here! I'm a Creative Lead, Art Director and UX/UI Designer based in São Paulo, working in digital communication since 2006.

Most recently I led a team of 30+ creatives at WPP Production, on accounts like Oracle, Google, Zurich, Dyson and JTI, and on joint projects with WPP agencies in London and New York. Before that I ran the studio at Swordfish Brasil and led creative teams at McCann Health, Oliver and Reprise. Along the way I've worked with teams in the US, UK, Australia and Chile, which taught me that the hard part is rarely the idea — it's getting a large, distributed team to deliver it at the same standard, every time.

That's where most of my attention goes: hiring and mentoring people, and designing production workflows that pair generative AI with human craft. Not to replace the craft, but to protect it — so the team spends its time on the thinking, not on the repetition.

Leading a team doesn't change what good work looks like. It changes how many people you need to bring with you to get there. I believe in design with purpose, built on clear goals, real results and people at the centre.

I'm currently open to new roles and selected projects. If you're building something, I'd like to hear about it.

Work

  • WPP Production
  • Swordfish Brasil
  • McCann Health
  • Oliver LATAM
  • Reprise Digital
  • Gotcha
  • Elocc.
  • Martin Luz

Clients

  • Amazon
  • Google
  • Oracle
  • Natura
  • Bayer
  • Nespresso
  • Dyson
  • Novartis
  • Azul Linhas Aéreas
  • MAC Cosmetics
  • Walmart
  • JTI
  • Zurich Seguros

Skills

  • Creative Direction
  • Team Leadership
  • Art Direction
  • UX/UI Design
  • Design Systems
  • AI Production Workflows
  • Prototyping
  • Motion Design
  • Storytelling